Corset-steel



W. L. RAYMER.

CORSET STEEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, I920.

Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

STATE WALLACE L. RAYMER, 0F BERLIN, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

Application filed May 19, 1920. Serial No. 382,634.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVALLAon L. RAYMER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Berlin, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Uorset- Steels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in corset steels and has for its general object to provide fastening means which cannot become accidentally disengaged while the corset is being worn.

In my improved construction I employ stud and eyelet members so formed that the heads of the studs cannot be withdrawn from the eyelets except when the parts are in a predetermined position. I am aware that corset steels have been made with eye lets rigidly attached thereto and with the opening of substantially keyhole shape, but this permits of a separation of the steels when the two are moved toward each other. I am also aware that corset steels have been made with the openings in the eyelets of such shape that the studs could be removed only when each stud is rotated about its own axis. Such mounting of the studs is not satisfactory by reason of the difiiculty inssimultaneously rotating all of the studs and the insecurity with which such rotatable studs can be mounted in the thin stock usually employed for corset steels.

In my improved construction the studs are rigidly secured to one steel and the eyelets are pivotally connected to the other. Any strain tending to pull the steels apart tends to move the evelets to positions at right angles to the general direction of the steels and when in this position the heads of the studs cannot be withdrawn from the eyelets. The steels may be very easily separated by moving one steel endwise in respect to the other so as to simultaneously swing all of the eyelets and when the evelets are so swung their apertures are so positioned that the heads of the studs may be easily withdrawn. Thus the construction does not involve any additional parts and the only pivoted members are the comparatively broad eyelets which are easily secured by a rivet or other pivot member. The construction does not cost any more than the usual construction in which the steels mav be readilv disengaged when moved w each other.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my lnvention.

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view with the steels pulled apart to normal operating position;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the steels moved endwise in respect to each other to permit of disengagement oi' the fastening members; and

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

In the form shown, there are employed two corset steels 10 and 11 which may be of the usual or any ordinary type of construction and character of material. The steel 11 carries a series of studs 12 rigidly secured thereto by rivets, as shown in Fig. 3 or in any other suitable manner. Each stud has a noncircular head 13 rigid thereon and spaced a slight distance from the steel 11. Aside from the shape of these heads, the studs may be of the usual construction. The steel 10 carries a series of eyelet members 14 which are connected to the steel 10 by rivet, eyelet or other pivotal connecting members 15 which permit the eyelets to swing in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the steel 10. Each eyelet has an aperture 16 corresponding approximately in shape to that of the head 13 and slightly larger so as to permit it to easily pass over the head when they are in proper registering positions. The head 13 is shown approximately rectangular as are also the apertures 16 and these are so placed in respect to each other and in respect to the steel that when the steels are placed close together, as shown in Fig. 2, and with the eyelets extending at an angle of approximately 45 to the general direction of the steel, the apertures 16 will register with the heads 13 and easily pass over them. After the heads have been inserted through the apertures with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 2, the steels may be moved endwise in respect to each other or may be pulled apart in their own planes which will produce the same efiect, namely, to swing the eyelets around to positions approximately at right angles to the general direction of the steels. This swinging of the eyelets brings the apertures 16 out of registry with the heads 13, due to the noncircular shape of the heads and apertures, and, therefore, the heads cannot be moved out of or disengaged from the eyelets.

Even though the steels be moved directly the steel 10. The resiliency of the eyelet 1e:

permits the projection 17 to ride across the surface of the steel and to drop into either depression. When in the depression 18, the eyelet is held at the proper angle to permit the stud heads to properly enter the eyelet apertures in connecting the parts.

My improved construction is extremely simple and involves little, it any, cost above that required for the usual construction and provides means which prevents the corset steels from being accidentally unhooked while in use.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is:

1. In combination, a corset steel having a series of studs rigid therewith and presenting non-circular heads, and a second steel having a series of eyelet members pivotally connected thereto to swing in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of said steel 3 and having non-circular apertures adapted to register with and receive said stud heads with the parts in predetermined relative positions, said steels being relatively movable longitudinally to swing said eyelets and bring said apertures into or out of registration with said heads. V

2. In combination, a corset steel having a series of studsrigid therewith and presenting noncircular heads, a second steel having a series of eyelet members pivotally connected theretoto swing in the same plane substantially parallel to the plane of the steel and having noncircular apertures adapted to register with and receive said stud heads with the eyelets at an acute angle to the general direction of the steel and to prevent removal of the stud heads from the eyelet apertures when the eyelets extend at approximately right angles to the general direction of the steel.

3. In combination, a corset steel having a series of studs presenting noncircular heads, a second corset steel having a series of eyelets pivoted thereto to swing in their own plane and presenting noncircular apertures, and means for irictionally retaining said eyelets in either of two limiting positions and at an acute angle or at substantially right angles to the general direction of the steel.

Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New York this 18th day of May A. D. 1920. V

WALLACE" L. RAYMER. 

